Age group: Highly variable depending on how far and
complex you wish to dig into the symbolism to be. For example younger students may wish to
identify Aslan as a representation of all that is good in Narnia, whilst older
students may point to the many references to Narnia as a portrayal of Jesus who
was killed and resurrected. It is
entirely up to your discretion.

Learning Intention: To assist students in identifying the
symbolism from the books and the films of the Narnia series, and providing them
with the tools to demonstrate their understanding of symbolism.

Intro: Many stories have characters and objects who symbolize behaviors, people and actions in society. For instance if we look at the Batman series
what does the ‘Joker’ symbolize and how does he do it. Let’s brainstorm this.

It is then up to you determine who much you wish to dissect
the symbols your students have selected.
They may even want to take notes on them. This could go for a brief or long time…

Activity: “Today we are going to create a symbolism
shield in which you are going to select 4 objects or people from the Narnia
stories and create an image of them on one side and on the back you will write
a brief explanation of what the meaning of that symbolism is. This both an artistic and written task so be
sure to put in your best effort.”